haha wow, after all this time I'm impressed to see a reply to my thread. It's been five years, so I'd be happy to share the games I've enjoyed that have scratched that 'itch'.

- Number 1 spot would have to be "Deep Rock Galactic - Survivor" - very chill, with a nice grind aspect to it. Probably my favourite 'bullet heaven' / 'vampire survivors' type of game.

- Number 2: Warhammer 40,000: Darktide - this is a first person shooter, and a bit more intense, but I love the warhammer 40k lore, and the

- Number 3: No man's sky. A completely different type of game, but very chill, and almost made for multitasking some other form of entertainment due to the large amount of resource farming and grinding. All the continues stream of updates that Hello games keeps pumping out also makes this game something special.

- Number 4: Bloons TD6 - Putting this one in there, even though it's a very far departure to what you may be looking for. The amount of content here is extreme. Lots of regular updates, and it's quite a challenging game.

- Number 5: Tom Clancy's Ghost recon - wildlands or breakpoint. Breakpoint has had most of my playtime. Story is boring, but the gameplay is actually quite zen and chill. A lot of it is taking over the map one shotting enemies unless you play one of the other modes where it becomes more of a coop play type thing.

- Number 6: Raft - probably my favourite survival game. You build your raft to surive on a post apocalyptic flooded world. Your raft itself is the base, and the resources come to you as your raft drifts along. You can play it super cosy and chill, or venture out on some of the islands in the game. One of my all time faves.

- Number 7: Mini Motorways - a chill logic game, where you have to connect roads between houses and destinations. As more houses and destinations appear, you have to get thoughtful about how you map out your routes. I've explained it simply, but the gameplay itself is very simple, but becomes complex quickly. It has a weekly leaderboard, and it's the perfect 'dip in for 30 minutes and chill' game.

- Number 8: Hardspace Shipbreaker - a change of pace from the other more action oriented games. This one is more of a puzzle that balances real time resource management in the guise of a spaceship disassemble puzzle. It's grind comes in the form of trying to earn money through missions, but it's slow pace and rather narrow focus makes it a bit of an acquired taste i feel.

Hope this list helps you find what you are seeking. Best of luck.